Who has moved their guns/safes higher?

[mohavesam]

With the storms here and coming, and the pictures of all types of flooding, I wonder how many are moving or considering moving their collections (and other valuables) to a second floor, etc?

Floods suck, almost as bad as a fire.

 

[rob-c]

Mine have always been on my second floor, except my bedside pistols.

 

[CGDustDevil]

I don't have a 2nd floor... It probably wouldn't handle my safe even if I did! We have had some near-flooding here, but the construction school out behind us were kind enough to knock down a couple berms and drained our pond some years ago.

 

[powder smoke]

I live on a hill and my safe is on the second floor!

Better safe than sorry ps

 

[contender]

My house is on a hill high enough that if we get water here,, I'm looking for the Arc.

 

[RSIno1]

Mine are on the second floor. Since they put in storm drains we haven't had a problem. Before water would fill the street curb to curb and occasionally about 1/2 up the lawn (about a 3' rise from street to porch). We've never had any standing water. It all drains off once the downpur stops.

 

[Bull Barrel]

I moved mine out of the basement but due to humidity, not high water.
Plus I dont think 10 men coulld get it down the steps.
The one I had wasnt really a safe, it was more like a cabinet with a safe type door.

 

[Fox Mike]

My house is on a hill high enough that if we get water here,, I'm looking for the Arc.

I'm with Contender on this. If water is threatening my safe I can assure you I'll be hollering for Noah!

 

[Colonel Daddy]

With the storms here and coming, and the pictures of all types of flooding, I wonder how many are moving or considering moving their collections (and other valuables) to a second floor, etc?

Floods suck, almost as bad as a fire.

You are so right Sam!! We live only 40 miles north of the Gulf Cost and the elevation where our single story house is about 150 feet above sea level. We do live near the crest of a hill and a creek with excellent run-off at the bottom of the hill. Not really concerned about flooding, but have had a couple of woods fires that had us a bit anxious!!

 

[Kevin]

Dallas is really extremely flat. But, just by luck, our house is the highest on the block. If our house flooded, Dallas would be very wet. We live close to a small creek that feeds into a bigger creek which feeds into White Rock Lake.

 

[wolfsong]

What guns? What safe?

 

[Colonialgirl]

When we bought our home, the neighbors told us that after 4 hurricanes flooded the area, Our property was the only one still dry.

 

[Pat-inCO]

What guns? What safe?

I was wondering the same thing. :roll:

 

[GunnyGene]

I take the advice of my many times great Grandfather, updated for today's world:

"The necessary firearms and swords hung on the walls, ready for instant use against Indian attack" (1632, Massachusetts).

 

[mohavesam]

Thanks for contributing!

It appears the answer is: No one.

I as going to delve into the question of flooded safes, mud-packed guns and corroded, useless ammo, but hey...

- I've lived through floods, and considering the US says 55% of adults live in flood plain areas, and that homeowner's insurance does not cover flood losses, just maybe there might be a concern.

 

[Armybrat]

Stashing guns in the attic rafters didn't help these guys:

https://www.facebook.com/mosbornejr/videos/10210140276288322/

 

[Ruger Redhawk]

My safes are bolted down in the basement gun room. A couple hundred yards behind our house is a river. Our house is on a slope and probably 100' away from the back of our house starts our backwoods and the property starts dropping down considerably. Of course when we bought the place no one told us about the lake that appears from time to time. About all it's good for is popping a deer now and then we can't build anything back there. I'm glad the property drops like it does or we'd have some serious problems. We've gotten bad rain and behind the house in the low land back woods the river overflows the banks and we have a lake back there. First time I saw it flooded I had a 10' ladder stand on a tree and half of it was underwater. Thankfully it doesn't get anywhere near the house.

 

[Sam Summey]

My safes are at 2200 feet above sea level, mine higher than Contender's. Contender is at least 500-700 feet lower than me.